Update on M23 Junction 10 Crawley improvement scheme
Works at Junction 10 of the M23, in Crawley, began last month[1], and are expected to last for up to a year. Now, Breheny Civil Engineering, which is delivering the project, has updated travellers on its progress. Traffic management to enable the construction of extra lanes has successfully been installed on the north- and south-bound off slips at the junction, to ensure worker safety.
The company has also begun bringing in aggregate to construct a piling platform on the north-bound slip and has removed the majority of the acoustic barrier on the north-bound off slip to allow an additional lane and retaining wall to be constructed. The barrier will be re-erected once the works are complete. Traffic management on the Copthorne Way approach to Junction 10 will be installed from April 6, to allow for vegetation clearance and embankment construction.
Copthorne Way will be closed from 8pm-6am from April 7 to April 10 to enable the work to start. 
Among the improvements included will be extra lanes on the off-slips, upgraded traffic lights, and widening of the eastern roundabout carriageway. The junction improvements are being undertaken as a joint venture between housing developers Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey, in conjunction with National Highways and West Sussex County Council. The works will support the nearby Forge Wood development, which includes almost 2,000 homes that are being constructed to the northeast of Crawley.
The development is anticipated to be completed this year and will form the town's 14th neighbourhood.
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- ^ began last month (www.theargus.co.uk)